The exhibits presented on the boards come from the collections of institutions particularly important for the Polish nation. These centres, located in 9 countries on 4 continents, are a mainstay of Polish culture and Polish diaspora fostering the traditions and history of the Polish nation.
The organization associating these institutions is the Conference of Polish Museums, Archives and Libraries in the West (MABPZ), which has been in operation since 1979. Since then it has been treated as a loose association, without general authorities and no formal structure. The idea of its creation as a conference of Polish cultural institutions in the West appeared as early as in 1977. Currently, the organization gathers 25 institutions.
For many years, at the annual meetings the representatives of the Conference of Museums, Archives and Polish Libraries in the West have documented the work of emigration institutions. The goal of these meetings is also to discuss problems and to search for solutions together, as well as initiate projects connected with the maintaining of Polish national heritage abroad.
The exhibition, consisting of 28 boards, was developed by the Archive of the Institute of National Remembrance in cooperation with institutions associated in the Permanent Conference of Museums, Archives and Polish Libraries in the West.
From 18 to 20 September 2019, the exhibition will be presented at the Center for the Meeting of Cultures in Lublin at Teatralny Square 1 as part of the 20th Universal Congress of Polish Historians.
Free admission.
Exhibition coordinator: Paweł Zielony.